In this month’s issue of Atlantic, Mark Bowden, (the author of Black Hawk Down among other...
Bruce Lisker Will Not Be Retried: DA Drops Charges
In a fascinating and welcome turnaround, the LA District Attorney’s office has dropped...
Social Justice Shorts
The photo above doesn’t have a thing to do with the stories in this post. I took it on...
The Shooting: Part 2
Last Sunday night, Karen Domaloan had an unusually vivid dream about her son, Michael. “He...
The Shooting: Part 1 Redux
A year ago, I ran the first in what will be a series of stories on a tragic fatal shooting that...
Increasing the Hidden Abuse in LA’s Foster Care System
Lawmakers have a habit of racing too quickly to solve one highly publicized problem, only to...
The Importance of Parks That Belong to All of Us
The fate of the California state parks is still up in the air. 100 out of the state’s 279...
Mary Travers 1936-2009: In the Wind
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Yes, theirs was the safer version of Blowing in the Wind. But...
Social Justice Shorts
I dallied until way too late last night at a book event for author and fellow Benningtonite, Ellen...
When the City Has $$ Trouble, Should the LAPD’s #s Be Cut?
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> As most of us are aware, a great many city jobs are getting...
A Killing In the Desert: When Good Men Do Terrible Things – UPDATED
The main story on the cover of Sunday’s LA Times is called “A Killing in the...
Social Justice Shorts: Free Speech, Prisons & Shielding Reporters
WILL THE SENATE FINALLY PASS A FEDERAL SHIELD LAW? This week the Senate Judiciary committee will...
Larry Gelbart: 1928-2009
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> He was wonderfully, deliciously funny, prodigiously gifted...
BOOM!
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Joe Domanick’s Anatomy of a Prison
The newest issue of Los Angeles Magazine includes a feature on California prisons by my friend, Joe...
Ted Hall, Arnie Quinones & Camp 16: Part 2 – the Inferno
The memorial for LA County firefighters Captain Ted Hall and Specialist Arnie Quinones will be held...
Ted Hall, Arnie Quinones & Camp 16: Part 1 – Inmate Grief
When I posted a less detailed version of the above story ten days ago, after the news of Hall and...
Obama’s Health Care Moment: Speaking Personally – UPDATED
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> There are now more than thirty million American citizens who...